The CPKC holiday train will be concluding its annual journey across Canada in Port Moody and Port Coquitlam on Dec. 20.
The train, comprised of 14 cars lit with thousands of colourful LED lights and seasonal designs, starts its journey Thursday, Nov. 21, in Saint John, N.B.
It will stop behind Port Moody city hall from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. before heading to its final stop at the West Coast Express station in Port Coquitlam from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Both stops feature concerts by reggae fusion band, Magic! and singer-songwriter Sofia Camera. They’ll also be collecting donations for the SHARE food bank.
“The holiday train unites people in the spirit of the season,” said CPKC president and CEO Keith Creel in a statement.
“We are pleased to again send this magical train on a four-week trip across our network spreading holiday joy as we collect food and raise money to fight food insecurity.”
A second holiday train traverses the United States from Maine to Louisiana and Texas before ending its journey in North Dakota.
A smaller holiday express train visits 13 cities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas and a special Tren Navideno train rolls through 22 communities across Mexico.
Since its inaugural journey in 1999 the holiday train has raised more than $24.3 million and collected more than 5.3 million pounds of food for food banks in Canada and the U.S.
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